Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair Armchairs Bubble Cognac Leather Italian design 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Armchairs Bubble Cognac Leather Italian design 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
$3,231 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Armchairs Tito Agnoli Style, Italy 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing pair of armchairs in rattan and bamboo bent in the style of Tito Agnoli for Bonacina.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Bamboo / rattan has been polished by a professi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Set of 4 Pigreco Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous set of four "Pigreco" chairs. These iconic chairs were designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Gavina in Italy in the 1960s.
This stylish chairs feature a stunnin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon chair has a solid American walnut or white oak x-based frame that features boxed cushions with piping and buttons on the back cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
$2,422 / item
1950s Russel Wright Three Folding Vintage Patio Chairs Black
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Russel Wright Three Vintage Midcentury Modern Foldable Steel Patio Armchairs in Black
Samsonite Chairs made in the USA for Shwayder Bros Detroit Pittsburg Denver.
Designed by R...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Italian Designer Pair of Armchairs in Green Moss Velvet with Brass Feet, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Designer Pair of Armchairs in Green Moss Velvet with Brass Feet and Purple Piping, 1950s
A superb pair of Italian armchairs manufactured in the style of Carlo de Carli.
The ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Bamboo Folding Chairs, Italy 60s, Set of 2
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice pair of folding bamboo chairs made in Italy in the 60s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Three Seater Sofa by Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Three Seater Sofa
Manufactured by Cassina
SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE
Geometric austerity encounters enveloping padding in this sofa designed by maestro Carlo Scarpa ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$26,091 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair by Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair
Manufactured by Cassina
SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE
A favourable balance between geometric rigour and enveloping shapes designe...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$10,340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Favela Chair by Campana Brothers for Edra 1994
Located in Lisboa, PT
Favela Chair by Campana Brothers for Edra, 1994
Designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Favela Chair is a remarkable example of their groundbreaking approach to design and c...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Four Vintage Chairs in Orange Velvet by Mieczyslaw Puchala, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chairs designed by Mieczyslaw Puchala. Dark brown wood combined with a orange beautiful velvet gives it elegance and nobility. The chairs are after undergone a full carpentry and uph...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Inverness Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inverness chair is a Japanese-inspired spindle chair made of solid oak or walnut. Cushion available in rounded or square.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,810 / item
Green Wool Shell Club Chair, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats.
They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style.
They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs.
Chair was designed by Vint...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet, Beech, Wool
Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chairs in Knoll Wool Boucle, Pair Available
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This near-mint condition pair of authentic Warren Platner for Knoll lounge chairs (Model 1715L) are upholstered in a gorgeous red wool boucle fabric by Knoll called their "Classic Bo...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Nickel
$4,750 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century Oscar Wood Armchair, in Darkened Sycamore, by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Oscar Wood Armchair, in Darkened Sycamore, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Inspired by the poetic curves of Oscar Niemeyer's architecture, the Oscar Collection captivates with its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood
Mario Bellini for C&B Italia Midcentury Amanta Velvet Armchairs Set of Two 1973
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian armchair model Amanta designed by Mario Bellini and produced by C&B Italia from 1966, with corduroy upholstery and fibreglass frame, original manufacturer’s label and relief ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$2,106 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Paulin, Pair of Spider Lounge Chairs "Model F678" for Artifort. 1966
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional and rare pair of lounge chairs model F678, also known as the Spider Lounge Chair, designed by French master Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort, the Netherlands, 1...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Velvet, Rope, Plywood
Arm chair by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, 1960s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Brown velvet armchair designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy. These beautiful ‘split back’ armchair sit very comfortable. Unique chrome casters (wheels). Original condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand LC1 UAM Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Armchair with structure in polished trivalent chr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Set Campo & Graffi Garden Armchairs in Metal and Wicker Italy Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Set Campo & Graffi garden armchairs in metal and wicker Italy design 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$4,667 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Pair of Italian Midcentury Design Armchairs Black Fabric Ico Parisi Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian armchairs of 1950, wooden feet with brass tips, have been striped in black velvet with strips always the same tint.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$2,010 Sale Price / set
62% Off
Mid Century Folding Lounge Armchairs Rex Designed by Niko Kralj, Slovenia, 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
The "REX" Chair is a Scandinavian design, inspired wooden chair design, that is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art MOMA in New York City and was designed by Slove...
Category
1950s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Beech
José Zanine Caldas, Lounge Chair Imbuia Plywood Leather Mòveis Artísticos Z 1949
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features Imbuia plywood, brass, and black-dyed leather w...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Vintage Velvet Mustard Yellow Pantone Armchair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The GFM armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period.
The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furnit...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
3 Fine French 1960s Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - Four fine French Mid-Century Mahogany bridge armchairs with brass sabots. Perfect around a game table or for an office.
Arm height is 24 1/4"
Price is per chair.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$5,800 / item
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Soriana Armchair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Afra And Tobia Scarpa Soriana Armchair For Cassina
A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed to bring home casual, sophisticated comfort that opens the door to new, f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$10,412 / item
Adrian Pearsall Midcentury Walnut Lounge Chair for Craft Associates
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Armchair designed by the American designer Adrian Pearsall. The frame of this cocktail lounge chair is made of walnut wood in a beautiful curved shape and upholstered in white chenil...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chenille, Walnut
Mid Century Zebra Tiger Velvet Armchair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska furniture factory from solid beech wood. This armchair is regarded one of the best polish armchair design from the previous age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vico Magistretti 905 Armchair For Cassina
A modern chair with a cultural heritage, expression of the creative genius of Vico Magistrett...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$4,715 / item
Pair Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Armchairs in the Manner of Vivai Del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a pair of armchairs made in Italy between the 1960s and 1970s.
Their design and natural fiber materials recall the production of the historic furniture brand "Viva...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” Chair in New Velvet, Artifort, 1970s
Located in Hitchin, England
A single Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” chair newly upholstered in Designers Guild linen-colored cotton velvet.
Completed in Designers Guild 'Varese' velvet, which is a cotton velvet that...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Armchair H-237 by Jindřich Halabala – Original Upholstery, 1930s CZ
Located in Almelo, NL
Art Deco Armchair H-237 by Jindřich Halabala – Original Upholstery, 1930s Czechoslovakia
This striking armchair model H-237, designed by Jindřich Halabala in the 1930s, is a true s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
$4,214 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Toshiyuki Kıta Wink Armchair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toshiyuki Kıta Wink Armchair For Cassina
Wink rises out of the complex interweaving of Western ways and Asian influences, a versatile, eclectic design armchair that, by folding its...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Polyester
$10,257 / item
Modern Italian Set of 2 Lounge Chairs, 1960s Full Restoration by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Collectible Vintage Italian set of 2 armchairs anonymous designer in the 1960's.
This iconic design piece has been completely restored from the frame and special stainless steel leg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Unusual Edward Wormley For Dunbar Bentwood Arm Lounge Chair Ca '1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and hard to find Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture lounge chair. Distinct bentwood arms and a floating seat with decorative steel bars on the back. Reupholstered, new spring...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Two Mid Century Vintage Hand Tufting Blue Atlantis Big Armchairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Atlantis armchair from the 1960s, produced in the Silesian furniture factory in Swiebodzin/Poland at the moment they are unique.
Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in ev...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Chair Scarpa 121 For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Lounge Chair Scarpa 925 For Cassina
Maximum comfort in a minimalist dining chair distinguished by its contrasts
A dining chair with a sleek, anatomic design, crafted to offer maximum comfort and support to the back.
The chair is composed of a robust wooden structure that creates a striking contrast with the lightness of the saddle leather-upholstered plywood seat and backrest.
UPHOLSTERY
Backrest and seat in saddle leather
STRUCTURE
Solid ash or Canaletto walnut
A dining chair with a sleek, anatomic design, crafted to offer maximum comfort and support to the back. Perfect for classic as well as contemporary interiors, Cassina presents, in collaboration with Karakter, the chair produced in 1965 on a design by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, based on a sketch by architect and designer maestro Carlo, father of Tobia. Scarpa 121...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,351 / item
20th Century Italian Stildomus Maple Torcello Armchairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern set of four Italian Torcello armchairs made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Maplewood, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and produced by Stildomus in good condition. The sculptural dining room chairs are covered in brown leather, supported by two wide, long wooden legs. Minor fading, scratches on the original leather, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 - 1960, Italy.
Seat: 16.75" H x 17.25" W x 15.5" D
Tobia Scarpa is an Italian architect and designer born in 1935, in Venice, Italy. In 1957, Scarpa graduated from the Iuav University of Venice, where he studied architecture. After his studies, he started working with the Italian architect Afra Scarpa, both of them are award winning postmodern Italian architects and designers. Over the years, Scarpa has designed for many Italian and international firms, such as B&B Italia, Flos, etc. His pieces can be found in museums across the United States and Europe.
Afra Bianchin was an Italian architect and designer born in 1937, in Montebelluna, Italy and passed away in 2011.
Stildomus is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in 1956, in Pomezia, Italy by the Italian designer and entrepreneur Aldo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Maple
Midcentury Gray Alpaca Wool Stool, Edmund Homa, Poland, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique alpaca wool stool, designed by Edmund Homa. The stool was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory from solid beechwood. The GFM type stool is regarded one of t...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of two H. J. Wegner Papa Bear Chairs with Grey Hallingdal Upholstery, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Here is a stunning set of two vintage Papa bear chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007).
Wegner´s unique sense of design is expressed in these sculptural chairs.
The "nails" ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Teak, Beech
4 Executive Armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll Black Leather & 4 Prong Base
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Executive armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll set of 4. Each chair is comprised of a black leather seat and back with button detail, al...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Danish Midcentury Higback Lounge Chair with Open Armrests by Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stylistically perfect open armchair designed by Soren Hansen for Fritz Hansen in the early 1940s. Sturdy construction of stained beech wood with the frame being in very good conditio...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Set of Ten (10) Knoll Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Dining Chairs in Wool Blend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely and complete set of 10 Brno armchair dining chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll. These feature chrome tubular frames with light grey wool blend...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy
This is a very elegant pair of 1950s Italian armchairs, polished solid wood structure and fabric cushions, an iconic...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Rattan Cone Armchair in the Style of Mathieu Matégot
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
perfect armchairs for gardens and terrasses.
Metal and rattan give a modern twist to these french 60's armchairs.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrech Pro Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Gerrit T. Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair in 193...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
$9,096 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Brazilian Modern Armchair in Wood & Leatherette, Jose Zanine Caldas, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available right now, this Brazilian Modern armchair in wood & faux leather by Jose Zanine Caldas, in the fifties decade is gorgeous!
The Z armchair, crafted from solid ivory wood or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Hardwood
Eero Aarnio for Asko Chair Orange Fiberglass Pastil or 'Pastille', Finland, 1968
By Asko, Eero Aarnio
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An orange high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio in 1968 for modern furniture maker Asko Oy in Helsinki, Finland. This vi...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon chair has a solid American walnut or white oak x-based frame that features boxed cushions with piping and buttons on the back cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$2,860 / item
Maxwell Royal American High Back Arm Lounge Chair c 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and stylish high back arm, lounge chair by The Maxwell Royal Chair Company. The chair features a sculptural exposed wood frame with upholstered back rest and seat cushi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Suite de 5 fauteuils avec accoudoirs Steelcase Strafor en métal chromé et tissu
By Steelcase
Located in BESANÇON, FR
5 fauteuils avec accoudoirs Steelcase Strafor des années 70, structure et piétement en métal chromé, coque plastique et assise en tissu de laine blanc écru d’origine de grande qualit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Vladimir Kagan, American Modern, Lucite, Fabric, Armchairs, USA, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Vladimir Kagan, American Mid-Century Modern, Lucite, Fabric, Occasional Chairs, USA, 1970s
Pair of lucite and fabric occasional chairs designed by Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Lucite
Vintage Brutalist Oak Razorblade Armchair by Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Henning Kjaernulf brutalist oak armchair in a unique razorback throne style. Designed by the renowned Danish designer, this chair with seat upholstered in black leather.
The oak woo...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Danish Henning Kjærnulf Kurul Chair by EG Møbler of Solid Oak + Sheep Skin 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish vintage Henning Kjærnulf Kurul armchair skilled crafted by EG Møbler in Denmark
The chair is made of solid oak upholstered with new sheepskin which is very comfortable and "h...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
Classic Hans J. Wegner "Wishbone" Oak Armchair for Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Oak
Two Leopard Velvet Armchairs, Hollywood Regency, Edmund Homa, 1960s, Poland
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A pair of armchairs GFM-142 leopard armchairs, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine ...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
Grand Repos Lounge Chair Attributed to Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
This rare model Guillereme et Chambron „Grand Repos” Chaise Lounge was manufactured in France in the 1950s.
The exceptional refinement of the design is ensured by a sculptural frame...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Eames 1st Generation Zenith Label Rope Edge DAX Fiberglass Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eames DAX Zenith Label Rope Edge Fiberglass Armchair in Coral. Shows fading and discoloration, seem like this color easily faded. Structurally solid, all original! Very nice label...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Metal
Pierre Paulin Model F598 Groovy Armchair for Artifort Netherlands, 1972
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
Fantastic F598 armchair, also called Groovy, by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands 1972. This sculptural armchair has been recently reupholstered with lovely and high quality Pierre Frey wool and alpaca blend fabric from Paris, France.
Like all iconic...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Metal
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